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I’m with you Easy, don’t get this sport at all.
People obviously having fun with it though so each to their own.
Sounds like my relation to cricket... "Just... why? Oh well, enjoy it."
I’m with you Easy, don’t get this sport at all.
People obviously having fun with it though so each to their own.
I’m with you Easy, don’t get this sport at all.
People obviously having fun with it though so each to their own.
Indeed, if people enjoy it then go for gold. But in terms of sports, its possibly the LEAST skilful one on the planet. Shelling peas looks more challenging.
How on earth anyone can actually sit down and watch this dreck is quite beyond me.
How many team sports are England reasonably good at?
Hmm.. one.
Required skill to win in that sport?
Hmm...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtaWtAxHVsw
No wonder you find it difficult shelling peas!
Hmm...are you seriously suggesting that handball is a more skilful sport than cricket ? Really ??
Anyhoo, England are 'reasonably good' at plenty of sports other than cricket. Not necessarily always worldbeating, but certainly decent. Off the top of my head, football, rugby union, cycling. We have World Champions in boxing, athletics and F1.
Not too shabby. OK I guess we're shit at handball, but I think I can live with that, being as I'd rather sit down and watch my freezer defrost than tune into that junk.
Of course handball is more skillful sport than cricket. No doubt and not even close.
Well I said team sports. Rugby union is probably true.. I bet you are in the top 5 of Gaelic football, giridone, caber toss, croquet and kidney pie eating as well... along with the other five nations who do it. I'd rather mop my floor than watch any of it. And trust me, I'm not a keen floor mopper.
Of course handball is more skillful sport than cricket. No doubt and not even close.
Well I said team sports. Rugby union is probably true.. I bet you are in the top 5 of Gaelic football, giridone, caber toss, croquet and kidney pie eating as well... along with the other five nations who do it. I'd rather mop my floor than watch any of it. And trust me, I'm not a keen floor mopper.
Dodging around a sports centre fuzzing an undersized kiddy's football around ?
Wow. If you genuinely believe that handball is a more skilful sport than cricket - where you're dealing with a small, hard 5.5oz ball being bowled at 90mph+ with spin, taking into account (in an instant) the condition of the pitch, weather conditions, field placings...
If you've ever been to watch cricket live, I doubt you'd make such an absurd statement. The speed of the bowling is terrifying, the timing of the batsmen is borderline superhuman. I saw Kevin Pietersen slash what was then the fastest 50 in Ashes history at the Oval a few years back off 30-odd balls. It was mesmerising. I was sat facing across the wicket, and it blew my mind how they timed the shots with a ball coming at them at that speed. I was simlilarly awestruck when I took in a few MLB games in the US too, just witnessing the sheer speed the pitchers hurled that ball. How anyone gets a bat on it is unreal.
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING in handball would ever compare with that. Not even close.
Of course I genuinely believe it is more skillful than cricket. Dribbling, passing, handling a ball in extremely high tempo and trying to score against six players who are Dan Burn tall and allowed to pretty much beat, push you, grab you and throw you on the floor.
If you've ever been to watch handball live, I doubt you'd make such an absurd statement. The pace of the sport is terrifying, the brain, physique and ball handling required of the players is borderline superhuman. I saw Ljubomir Vranjes twist and turn and dribble his way through Mark Dragunski in the unfairest matchup in handball. It was mesmerising.
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, in cricket would ever compare with that. Not even close.
Indeed, if people enjoy it then go for gold. But in terms of sports, its possibly the LEAST skilful one on the planet. Shelling peas looks more challenging.
How on earth anyone can actually sit down and watch this dreck is quite beyond me.
Your ignorance of all things handball has cost you the chance to watch one of the greatest matches, in fact greatest sporting occasions ever tonight - a real ‘where were you? moment’ and epic drama that will be written into the memories of all sports fans.
Dang. And there I was, wasting my evening watching an epic game between the Packers and the Buccaneers to decide who goes to the Superbowl. I've gotta get me this handball channel. I'm clearly missing out!
Do I get netball and monster trucks with it ?
OK champ.
Suit you up, give you a bat, and put you in front of Jimmy Anderson for an over ? Or stick you in goal for a game of "handball", and lets see what you'd think is tougher after that. Actually, I know what you'd think, but what you'd openly admit to is an entirely different matter. Obviously.
You would not get so much as an outside edge. You'd be lucky if you walked off avoiding a mild concussion.
Monster Trucks world champs was cancelled on Tuesday as I’m sure you’re well aware - just wanted to have another pop at us real all round sports fans
Your ignorance of all things handball has cost you the chance to watch one of the greatest matches, in fact greatest sporting occasions ever tonight - a real ‘where were you? moment’ and epic drama that will be written into the memories of all sports fans.
Thats so tragic. Tragic.
However, ESPN2 still has the Baltic Tractor-Pull Championship rally next month live from Latvia. Gustav Bollockov is defending his European title in his all-conquering Skoda MV12, but expect to see a strong challenge from Yuri Sukmekokubic in his suped-up 12 cylinder Yugo Yastava.
I'l be flicking between that and the handball for sure.
By now I realise that you do the equation "fast & hard balls = skill". And if that is what skill is about, then you are correct - cricket is more skillful. It also means pretty much no footballer got any skill whatsoever. Messi & Maradona may be able to dribble a bunch of players, but the ball is not hard and fast so they dont have any skills. Got it.
I think perhaps we will have to agree to disagree? You dont like handball, I dont like cricket. Its not much more complicated than that. I think we might have broken new ground however, this might be the first handball vs cricket discussion ever since it is two completely different sports. Its like discussing what requires most skill out of ski jumping and water polo.